The Blue Board

Meaning the party in Cuba? I can't remember his name but the associate of Roth, Johnny O-something, and Fredo said they had never met. Then later when the entertainment came out Fredo said that Roth would never come to a place like that but that Johnny O showed him around and told him about it. Michael realized then that Fredo had lied.

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The scene at the New Year's party when Michael tells Fredo he knows it was him that betrayed the family, simply put, is acting at its absolute finest. It gives me chills every time.

Haha Fredo was wasted

The only question I have ever had about Part II is re: Frank Pentangeli's brother. Is the brother being shown by the Corleones as a threat to Pentangeli (as in, we'll kill him if you testify), or is the brother there showing his disapproval of Pentangeli breaking the Mafia code (if he goes through with the testimony)?

Accurate

Personally, I thought it was more of the latter. I'm unsure if they ever would have killed his brother, but that look in his brother's eyes when Frank and his brother make eye contact is very telling. Frank then realizes he cannot break the mafia code.

IMO Part II was better than the first.

I thought the way it ended with Michael sitting alone in the cold, reminiscing about who he once was and thinking about who he had become, was superb.

It is superb. But just second best to me. I thought Part I's ending, with Michael lying to his wife and then her looking on from outside his office (from the outside in) as he was officially Don'd up was equally superb. Then to cap that off with the door shutting, again with her on the outside of it ... movie perfection right there. And the fade out as the door closes with the music kicking in? Movie boner.

Part II's is real close, though. The flashback scene was perfect. Every detail -- including the small ones, like the kids saying "Daddy's fighting again" when Sonny is pissed with Michael for joining the military.

Played by a younger Junior Soprano - Dominic Chianese

Greatest

Scarface is one of the most over rated movies ever. It was 80's cheesy good before everyone proclaimed it the best (in a serious tone) around the time of MTV Cribs.

I don't know what your problem is with Casino and Goodfellas though. Maybe expectations too high

But The God Father's are more sweeping epics and at the core "Family Dramas". If you go in expecting shoot em up crime action flicks then you will be let down. The only people I know that didn't like them after watching said they were slow and boring, but they like Michael Bay movies alot.